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EP 0406870 A2 19910109 - Active matrix liquid crystal display having reduced drain bus lines.

Title (en)

Active matrix liquid crystal display having reduced drain bus lines.

Title (de)

Aktive Flüssigkristall-Matrix-Anzeige mit verkleinerten Drain-Bus-Leitungen.

Title (fr)

Dispositif d'affichage à cristaux liquides à matrice active muni des lignes de bus drain à dimensions réduites.

Publication

EP 0406870 A2 19910109 (EN)

Application

EP 90112874 A 19900705

Priority

JP 17462089 A 19890705

Abstract (en)

An active matrix liquid crystal display comprises a plurality of pixels arranged to form a pixel matrix having M rows and N columns where M is a natural number and N is an even natural number, and each of the pixels has a common electrode, an individual electrode connected to one end of a current path of one associated transistor, and a liquid crystal material sandwiched between the common electrode and the individual electrode. Also, the display comprises N/2 drain bus lines arranged to form N/2 columns, and 2M gate bus lines arranged to form 2M rows. A (j)th drain bus line of the N/2 drain bus lines is connected to the other end of the current path of each of transistors associated to pixels of (2j-1)th and (2j)th columns of the pixel matrix where j = 0 to N/2. A (2i-1)th gate bus line of the 2M gate bus lines is connected to a control electrode of each of transistors associated to (2k-1)th pixels positioned at a (i)th row of the pixel matrix where i = 1 to M and k = 1 to N/2, and a (2i)th gate bus line of the 2M gate bus lines is connected to a control electrode of each of transistors associated to (2k)th pixels positioned at the (i)th row of the pixel matrix.

IPC 1-7

G02F 1/1345; G09G 3/36

IPC 8 full level

G02F 1/136 (2006.01); G02F 1/1368 (2006.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G02F 1/1345 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G09G 3/3648 (2013.01); G09G 3/3688 (2013.01); G02F 1/1345 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0247 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0406870 A2 19910109; EP 0406870 A3 19911030; JP H0338689 A 19910219

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90112874 A 19900705; JP 17462089 A 19890705